Tag Archives: Russ Feingold

Mirroring Koch and Rove?

Posted on April 29, 2011 at 4:40 pm by JM Ashby

Really? WASHINGTON – Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) on Friday tore into Democrats for launching a new outside group to aid President Barack Obama’s re-election efforts in part by raising undisclosed funds. “Democrats who mirror the right-wing tactics of Karl … Continue reading →

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Are They Seriously This Dumb?

Posted on October 15, 2010 at 2:35 pm by Bob Cesca

Ron Johnson, who is soundly leading over Russ Feingold, joins the cavalcade of dumbstupid this week. Asked what innovative ideas he might push in office, [Wisconsin Republican Ron] Johnson didn’t talk of tax reform or private Social Security accounts, or … Continue reading →

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This Is Terrible News

Posted on September 20, 2010 at 1:16 pm by Bob Cesca

Daily Kos and PPP are about to release the results of a poll showing Russ Feingold trailing his Republican challenger — by a double-digit margin. The culprit? The “enthusiasm gap.” If there was more enthusiasm, Markos reports, we’d have a … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on September 6, 2010 at 3:47 pm by Bob Cesca

“If you have a cynical attempt to prevent the president from getting credit for doing anything -– completely partisan and trying to destroy the presidency -– then those things will happen. I started coming back and telling my staff and … Continue reading →

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WTF?

Posted on July 6, 2010 at 6:30 pm by Bob Cesca

Russ Feingold is ballyhooing some rather strange sources: In a release accompanying his first radio ad in Wisconsin, Feingold’s campaign runs through a laundry list of conservative supporters. “The conservative group Americans for Prosperity, the ‘nation’s premier grassroots organization committed … Continue reading →

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Feingold Channels Nelson and Lieberman

Posted on June 29, 2010 at 11:24 am by Bob Cesca

By now, you’re probably aware that Russ Feingold is voting against financial regulatory reform because it doesn’t go far enough. His vote could actually doom the legislation to failure, not unlike Lieberman’s or Nelson’s vote at various stages in the … Continue reading →

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Bernie Sanders Has A Left Flank? Weird.

Posted on December 30, 2009 at 1:59 pm by Bob Cesca

I just don’t understand this. Earlier this week, it was Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) being targeted by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, which is hoping that some liberal lawmaker will stand up to insist that the public insurance option be … Continue reading →

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Wrap Your Head Around This One

Posted on September 29, 2009 at 11:41 pm by Bob Cesca

Russ Feingold is convening hearings about the czars thing. Nope. I don’t get it either.

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Worst Persons

Posted on September 16, 2009 at 9:26 pm by Bob Cesca

Senators Klobuchar, Feingold, Bayh, Webb and McCaskill for voting with the Republicans to allow states to opt out of federal funds for bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements. The measure passed. But screw them anyway.

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